Backstretch Motorsports

Qualifying Fast Facts
Kansas Speedway
Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods
Coors Light Pole Winner: Mark Martin
Age: 50
Team : No. 5 - CARQUEST/Kellogg’s Chevrolet
Owner: Mary Hendrick
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson

Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods with a lap of 30.724 seconds, 175.758 mph.
This is his 48th pole in 751 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his seventh pole of 2009, the highest single-season total of his career.
This is his first pole in nine races at Kansas Speedway.

Mark Martin on besting his personal single-season pole winning record: “That’s pretty incredible. 1989 was the most poles for me in one year — I remember it was 1989, we got six so that’s a crazy stat right there.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2009 and his fifth in nine races at Kansas Speedway.

Brad Keselowski (third) posted his first top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his third in ten races this season.

Scott Speed (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Starting Line Up by Row
Kansas Speedway
Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods

Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Mark Martin 10/09/05 02:54:25 137.774
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST/Kellogg’s Chevrolet 30.724 175.758
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 30.808 175.279
Row 2: 3 25 Brad Keselowski GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 30.821 175.205
4 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 30.822 175.200
Row 3: 5 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet 30.850 175.041
6 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 30.860 174.984
Row 4: 7 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 30.895 174.786
8 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet 30.902 174.746
Row 5: 9 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 30.908 174.712
10 82 Scott Speed # Red Bull Toyota 30.918 174.656
Row 6: 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet 30.923 174.627
12 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 30.926 174.610
Row 7: 13 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 30.932 174.576
14 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 30.934 174.565
Row 8: 15 44 A J Allmendinger Valvoline Dodge 30.943 174.514
16 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft Ford 30.996 174.216
Row 9: 17 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 31.015 174.109
18 20 Joey Logano # Home Depot Toyota 31.015 174.109
Row 10: 19 09 Mike Bliss Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Dodge 31.060 173.857
20 98 Paul Menard Zecol/Menards Ford 31.071 173.796
Row 11: 21 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 31.076 173.768
22 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 31.084 173.723
Row 12: 23 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 31.120 173.522
24 66 Dave Blaney PRISM Motorsports Toyota 31.129 173.472
Row 13: 25 6 David Ragan UPS Freight Ford 31.146 173.377
26 71 Bobby Labonte TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 31.151 173.349
Row 14: 27 47 Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota 31.163 173.282
28 43 Reed Sorenson McDonald’s Monopoly Dodge 31.164 173.277
Row 15: 29 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 31.192 173.121
30 39 Ryan Newman U.S. ARMY Chevrolet 31.196 173.099
Row 16: 31 16 Greg Biffle 3M/Sherwin Williams Ford 31.203 173.060
32 12 David Stremme No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge 31.214 172.999
Row 17: 33 77 Sam Hornish Jr. AAA Dodge 31.269 172.695
34 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 31.310 172.469
Row 18: 35 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 31.318 172.425
36 07 Casey Mears Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 31.368 172.150
Row 19: 37 7 Robby Gordon MAPEI/Menards Toyota 31.388 172.040
38 29 Kevin Harvick Reese’s Chevrolet 31.408 171.931
Row 20: 39 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 31.554 171.135
40 34 John Andretti Taco Bell Chevrolet Owner Points
Row 21: 41 96 Erik Darnell Northern Tool + Equipment Ford Owner Points
42 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy Dodge Owner Points
Row 22: 43 13 Max Papis # GEICO Toyota 31.281 172.629
Did Not Qualify: # 04 David Gilliland; # 36 Michael McDowell; # 37 Kevin Hamlin.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 15 0 Ford 8 0
Dodge 8 1 Toyota 12 2